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HumanitiesDC Culture Series: Sex Work in Civil War Washington and Beyond

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HumanitiesDC Culture Series: Sex Work in Civil War Washington and Beyond

Washington, DC saw an unprecedented rise in sex work during the Civil War due to the thousands of Union soldiers who flooded into the city for training. Brothels provided income, shelter, and independence for women who, in some cases, had few other places to turn. They built businesses and turned access to […]






Civil War Medicine in Washington

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Washington’s Civil War hospitals played host to a wide range of characters from President Abraham Lincoln to Walt Whitman.


The Washington Navy Yard and the Civil War

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Sketch of the Washington Navy Yard

Discover the Civil War history of Washington’s Navy Yard, one of Washington DC’s best kept secrets at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum


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